"You are good at using people." Song Chengze smiled slightly, "You are using the person that mother just told you about."
Meng Qi shook her head and said proudly, "Of course, I have to try it out to see if it works. Fortunately, I'm smart and I remember the code very well. And they're also very capable. I was originally thinking about how to throw the snake at the queen, but I didn't expect them to bring in all the medicine."
Song Chengze nodded. His mother had been running the palace for so many years, and every available person in every corner was well-hidden and had their own unique abilities. Helping Meng Qi catch a snake and find some medicine wouldn't be difficult. The difficult part was how this girl had found them.
"It's all thanks to Fanghua, she's so clever! I was worried that when she sprinkled the powder on my second sister-in-law, she'd spill it all over herself. But not only did she not spill it on herself, she acted so convincingly. Oh, it was so satisfying."
Song Chengze nodded. "Now that you put it that way, I feel like you and Fanghua are like real sisters."
Meng Qi nodded, "So, for this reason, we must find a good husband for Fanghua. We must not let the Queen harm her."
"Don't worry, I didn't think so much before. Now that this is the case, I will worry about Fanghua's affairs now."
"Hey, you haven't told me why the emperor didn't punish Fanghua and me?" Meng Qi reached out to pull Song Chengze's sleeve.
Song Chengze lowered his head and saw the pair of small, white hands resting on his indigo sleeves, which looked so beautiful. He liked Meng Qi's tone of voice and the natural little gestures she made when speaking to him more and more. Whenever this happened, he dared not move, for fear of accidentally shattering it all.
"Actually, from my understanding, Father is probably grateful to Fanghua for making such a fuss."
"Oh, what do you mean?" Meng Qi said in surprise.
Song Chengze raised his head, looked into Meng Qi's bright eyes, and said softly, "Because of the hidden conspiracy, the emperor is already very angry with the queen. Although the queen's self-torture trick this time can divert the emperor's attention, the information that Lu Chengbao investigated cannot be explained by the queen in a few words.
"The reason why the emperor asked you to come and attend to the illness and invited Master Kaiyuan was simply to warn the queen. He gave her the face, but she should cherish the inner peace. But in the end, the emperor still couldn't swallow his anger."
Meng Qi withdrew her hand, stretched out her right hand, pinched her chubby little chin, and continued, "So, seeing that the Queen was really scared for once, the Emperor was actually happy. Especially after everyone's analysis, everyone believed that it was an accident, the Emperor was even happier. And he didn't punish Fanghua, and even made Fanghua play chess with him. He did it for the Queen and Prince Cheng to see, right?"
Song Chengze watched Meng Qi pinching her own chin, and felt his hands itchy. He unconsciously reached out and pinched her chin as well, "You're really smart."
After saying this, people were stunned.
Meng Qi was like a petrified being. The warmth on her hands and chin made her realize that this was not a dream, but that Song Chengze had really pinched her.
Song Chengze was also stunned. What happened to him? How could such a simple action be so casual, so natural, without even a second thought?
Looking at the little girl who was frightened by him and looked a little dazed, Song Chengze withdrew his hand and coughed lightly, "Even if we can't be husband and wife, we can still be siblings, right?"
Meng Qi lowered her head, feeling her face flush. They were siblings, but there was no need to pinch their chins, right? Even her third brother had never pinched one.
For a moment, there was an eerie silence in the carriage. Meng Qi took a deep breath and didn't let out until she heard Dong Hai outside say that they had arrived. If they still hadn't arrived, she was afraid that she would jump out of the carriage.
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